Tower Crane Electrician - UK Travel, Overtime & Training

Inception pro recruitment; Northampton; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Door-to-door travel

Company van

Fuel card

Company smartphone

Training & development

Overtime pay

Job summary

Inception pro recruitment has a role for an experienced Tower Crane Electrician to join a UK-wide lifting specialist. The position covers installation, commissioning and maintenance of Potain/Manitowoc fleets, with door-to-door travel from home to sites and occasional office visits in Northampton.

Salary £65,000–£70,000 basic, with OTE £90,000–£100,000+, plus enhanced overtime, training and development. Weekend work may be required; travel across the UK is involved.

Qualifications

• ECS Level 3 NVQ Gold Card in Electrical Installation.
• NVQ Level 3 Plant Installation – Tower Cranes.
• Strong electrical experience in the tower crane industry.
• Proficiency in systematic fault-finding and troubleshooting.
• Good IT literacy, including Microsoft 365, tablets and digital job-management systems.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Flexibility to work weekends when required by project demands.
• Willingness to travel to project sites across the UK.

Responsibilities

• Carrying out electrical installation and commissioning work during tower crane erection, climbing and dismantling.
• Undertaking advanced fault-finding and electrical diagnostics using manufacturer and third‑party tools.
• Completing planned maintenance and statutory inspections in accordance with manufacturers’ guidance and BS 7121-1, 2 and 5.
• Updating job-management systems and completing service documentation and digital records.
• Liaising professionally with site teams, clients, operations teams and engineering teams.
• Ensuring compliance with CPA guidance, TINs, LOLER, PUWER, BS 7121 and internal lifting‑assurance procedures.
• Representing the company professionally at project sites throughout the UK.

Skills

Electrical experience

Fault finding

IT literacy

Driving licence

Weekend availability

Willingness to travel

Education

ECS Level 3 NVQ Gold Card in Electrical Installation

NVQ Level 3 Plant Installation – Tower Cranes

Tools

MS 365

Job description

Inception pro recruitment has a role for an experienced Tower Crane Electrician to join a UK-wide lifting specialist. The position covers installation, commissioning and maintenance of Potain/Manitowoc fleets, with door-to-door travel from home to sites and occasional office visits in Northampton.

Salary £65,000–£70,000 basic, with OTE £90,000–£100,000+, plus enhanced overtime, training and development. Weekend work may be required; travel across the UK is involved.